The pentacle represents the element of earth. It is used to ground energy, purify, and assist in ritual work. Pentacles can also be hung upon the wall above the altar as a meditative or focusing tool. The pentacle is a good reminder of the five elements and spirit.
Air (Usualy yellow) (masculine)
Air is the unpredictable realm of the mind. It is related to the intellect, study, astral travel, communication, music and sound, weather magick, and power raising.
Associated with: Athame, Sword, Incense, Earrings, Broom, copper and the suit of swords of the Tarot.
It's time is dawn
Fire (masculine)
Fire is the realm of transformation and passion. It is related to protection, exorcism and banishing, sex and sex magick, work, purification, divination, masculine power, personal energy and strength, the Lord, and candle magick.
Associated with: Candle, Balefire, Wand, Bracelets, gold and the suit of wands of the Tarot.
It's time is midday
Water (feminine)
Water is the realm of the psychic, the dream world. It is related to children, childbirth, pregnancy, inner transformation, purification, emotional healing, romantic love, manifesting, most spell work, death and rebirth, past-lives, and new beginnings.
Associated with: Cup, Cauldron, Bowl, Goblet, Rings, silver and the suit of cups of the Tarot.
It's time is dusk
Earth (feminine)
Earth is the realm of stability, growth, and of the Lady. It is related to fertility, prosperity, grounding and centering, money, dance, motherly love, planting and harvesting, the home, and herds and pets.
Associated with: Disk, Pentacle, stone, clay, salt, gems, plants, pentagram, necklace, bronze and the suit of pentacles of the Tarot.
It's time is midnight
Spirit (Usualy white) (no gender)
A fifth element is Spirit, usually called Aether. Spirit is in and of all the elements, and it transcends them. Spirit is the unifying force that animates all the other elements. Spirit is sometimes represented by the cord often worn around a witches robe.
These are laws from way back that are still on the books, but are not enforced.
It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.
In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.
In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.
In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.
In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street!
In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.
In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !
In Phoenix, Arizona, you can't walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.
In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.
In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.
In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.
In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.
The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!
About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!
On August 12, 1895, Minnie Dean became the first woman to be hanged in New Zealand. Her crime was "baby farming." She would adopt unwanted babies for a certain fee and then dispose of them, a "service" she began in 1889. The police caught on to Minnie after six years and found her to be most certainly guilty when they dug up three bodies of infants in her flower garden.
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